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Welcome to Kitchen Queries, where the nigella.com team will answer your cooking or food related questions. We’d love you to submit some of your recipe problems, dilemmas or queries for us to get our teeth into!

I am trying preserving for the first time. I have marinated whole garlic cloves in olive oil and also feta (in another bottle of course). I am storing in the fridge (it's too hot in Queensland to store in pantry). The oil has solidified. Is this normal and will the oil "return to normal" when I remove it from the fridge. Please help. Cheers, Liz

I was hoping to make individual servings of the Cappuccino Pavlova, similar to those that Nigella served at the Young & Foodish pop-up tea last year. What would the cooking time and temperature be? I'm imagining something with about a 2 inch diameter. Thanks in advance!

I made Nigella's Victoria Sponge and only want to use half of the sponge I've baked for now. Is it possible to freeze the remaining half of the sponge (sans the cream, jam and fruit of course)? Thank you!

Can Nigella's Chocolate Olive Oil cake be frozen? If so, at which stage should it be done and how long does it take to thaw?

In the series of Nigellissima, Nigella uses a pan which looks like two saucepans which the small one fits into the larger one. It looks like the old fashion pie tins, white with a blue rim round the edge. Can you supply the suppliers name and address please? I searched the web without any luck. Kind Regards, Mandy.

I wonder if you could help with with a list of egg free cakes, pancakes or any sweet dish. Main courses are easy to find but I find it extremely difficult in finding puddings that don't contain egg. I have a three year old grand daughter who has an extreme allergy to eggs and it seems so unfair that she cannot enjoy the delights of cakes and puddings. Many thanks Zena